{"id":191780,"date":"2025-05-25T13:13:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T20:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=191780"},"modified":"2025-05-25T13:13:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T20:13:27","slug":"at-west-point-president-trump-lauds-the-future-leaders-of-americas-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=191780","title":{"rendered":"At West Point, President Trump Lauds the \u201cFuture Leaders of America\u2019s Army\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>West Point, NY&#8230;President Trump addresses the Army Academy\u2019s Class of 2025 at the United States Army Academy graduation and commissioning ceremony.\u00a0 \u00a0Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=udrgw9D7LTI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">addressed<\/a>\u00a0more than 1,000 graduating cadets of the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he delivered an inspiring message of service, sacrifice, and winning.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hyULwVCcgJw\" title=\"President Trump Addresses the Army Academy\u2019s Class of 2025\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;68336f231944f&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P20250524DT-0612.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P20250524DT-0612.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P20250524DT-0612.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P20250524DT-0612.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P20250524DT-0612.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P20250524DT-0612.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/P20250524DT-0612.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" alt=\"President Donald Trump leaves Michie Stadium after delivering remarks at the 2025 U.S. Military Academy commencement, Saturday, May 24, 2025, in West Point, New York. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" \/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"><\/button><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Here are the highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cHold on to your culture and your traditions because that\u2019s what makes something really great \u2014 and that\u2019s what\u2019s made the Army great, the culture and the tradition. Whether we\u2019re talking about a battalion, a business, a sports team, or even a nation, history has shown that in many ways, culture is destiny \u2014 so do not let anyone destroy the culture of winning. You have to win.\u201d\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1926660851844465104\"><strong>Watch<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u201cInstead of stock options \u2026 you chose honor and you chose sacrifice. Instead of business suits and dress shoes, you chose muddy boots and fatigues and keeping yourselves in shape \u2014 because West Point cadets don\u2019t just have the brightest minds, you also have the bravest hearts and the noblest souls.\u201d\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1926317215545999653\"><strong>Watch<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe job of the U.S. Armed Forces is not to host drag shows, to transform foreign cultures, or to spread democracy to everybody around the world at the point of a gun. The military\u2019s job is to dominate any foe and annihilate any threat to America \u2014 anywhere, any time, and any place.\u201d\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1926319575303328141\"><strong>Watch<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u201cFrom Lexington to Yorktown, from Gettysburg to Sicily, and from Inchon to Fallujah, America has been won and saved by an unbroken chain of soldiers and patriots who ran to the sound of the guns, leapt into the maw of battle, and charged into the crucible of fire to seize the crown of victory \u2014 no matter the odds, no matter the cost, no matter the danger.\u201d\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1926635546845106254\"><strong>Watch<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u201cEvery cadet on the field before me should savor this morning because this is a day you will never, ever forget. In a few moments, you will become graduates of the most elite and storied military academy in human history and you will become officers in the greatest and most powerful Army the world has ever known.\u201d\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1926283717745488061\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Watch<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>President Trump\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1926323568154968333\"><strong>recognized<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0cadet Ricky McMahon:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cIn 2004, when Ricky was just a little boy \u2026 his dad, Lt. Col. Michael McMahon, made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation in Afghanistan. Today, Lt. Col McMahon rests not far from here in the West Point cemetery. Last year, two decades after losing his father, Ricky placed a gold chip from his dad\u2019s 1985 class ring into a crucible along 87 other rings with it of past West Point grads that were melted down to forge those now worn by the Class of 2025 \u2026 Each of you will carry Michael\u2019s memory with you always as you continue the legacy he gave.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>President Trump\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1926318718058951083\"><strong>recognized<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0cadet Chris Verdugo:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cLast January, when more than 1,000 cadets volunteered for an 18-and-a-half-mile march on a freezing winter night, cadet Chris Verdugo completed the task in two hours and 30 minutes flat \u2014 smashing the international record for the competition by 13 minutes \u2026 That really is the definition of Army strong.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Point, NY&#8230;President Trump addresses the Army Academy\u2019s Class of 2025 at the United States Army Academy graduation and commissioning ceremony.\u00a0 \u00a0Yesterday, President Donald J. 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